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"kovy" wrote in message

> "kovy" wrote in message
>
>> Can't argue with stats. Through 26 games the Rangers have a league low
>> 1.88 GAA. San Jose is 2nd with 2.08. A league low 51 goals surrendered.
>> They are tied for 4th in the league in PK as they have dropped off a bit
>> lately. Lundqvist is second in the league in GAA behind Osgood with 1.83.
>> 3rd in the league in save % at 93%. And 1st in wins with 14. Tied for
>> second in shutouts.
>>
>> With those numbers, good things will happen. I hope they keep it up. It
>> would be quite a unique and significant if they could keep it going for
>> the season. And I think it's absolute hey for any kind of playoff
>> success. 2 season ago they finished 4th in the league after a very dismal
>> finish. But I don't think their defense was anywhere near as good as it
>> is now. Nor were their defensemen anywhere near as solid or capable of
>> playing composed crunch time hockey.
>>
>> Credit to Renney where credit is due. It's not easy to get an entire team
>> buying into this type of system. But he's got his team buying and
>> believing. Now they only have to keep it up for 56+ games. *YIKES*
>
> It was fun while it lasted, wasn't it?
>


Told you so. God hates you.
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On Dec 4, 9:25 am, "kovy" wrote:
> They played a system last night? Was it a system based around passionless
> hockey?

Yeah, it's called the Alexi Yashin Hockey System For Dummies. It
requires using up to but not exceeding 13% of your total energy.
Renney thought he'd give it a shot. He's still tinkering, really.

> They could have used Avery in that one.

They could have used someone who can hit the net when they shoot.

I was talking about this elsewhere, but wouldn't it be nice if the
young guys could start becoming players to build a team around,
instead of just guys who take up space on the ice? Prucha is
nothing. Callahan isn't doing anything. Dubinsky was awful last
night, and though he's been playing well overall, he's still not
really chipping in much offense.

These guys need to cash in on the chances they're given.
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On 2007-12-04, Roger Sherman wrote:
> On Sun, 2 Dec 2007 22:19:27 -0800, Keith Keller
> wrote:
>
>>On 2007-12-03, IommiRULES wrote:
>>>
>>> "kovy" wrote in message
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Please do not use that name in it's concatinated format. It's either
>>>> IommiTootsHisOwnHorn or IommiChokesOnDick. Thank you.
>>
>>Oy, look at what I've started. I'm so ashamed.
>
> LOL...what? Who started that?

I did, of course. No good tradition was ever started by a Devils fan.
Jeez, what kind of closet Rangers fan are you, anyway? I'm *this* close
to Iggying you.

--keith


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On 2007-12-04, Cynicor <> wrote:
> Keith Keller wrote:
>> On 2007-12-04, kovy wrote:
>>> It was fun while it lasted, wasn't it?
>>
>> Even after tonight's debacle, they still have the best GAA in the
>> league, and they're still not the worst in goals/game. Thanks Boston!
>> The 'Sticks, by 0.016 goals/game, are the worst offense in the NHL.
>
> I went to the game last night. The Isles had 34 shots. I remember three
> of them.

Well, that's three more memorable shots than the Rangers had last night.

Actually, that's not true; they did get a small handful of good
opportunities in the third, when they finally figured out they're
allowed to shoot before the tenth consecutive completed pass.

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"Keith Keller" wrote in message

> On 2007-12-04, kovy wrote:
>>
>> It was fun while it lasted, wasn't it?
>
> Even after tonight's debacle, they still have the best GAA in the
> league, and they're still not the worst in goals/game. Thanks Boston!
> The 'Sticks, by 0.016 goals/game, are the worst offense in the NHL.

This ones on you.
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"GS" wrote in message

> "kovy" wrote in message
>
>> "kovy" wrote in message
>>
>>> Can't argue with stats. Through 26 games the Rangers have a league low
>>> 1.88 GAA. San Jose is 2nd with 2.08. A league low 51 goals surrendered.
>>> They are tied for 4th in the league in PK as they have dropped off a bit
>>> lately. Lundqvist is second in the league in GAA behind Osgood with
>>> 1.83. 3rd in the league in save % at 93%. And 1st in wins with 14. Tied
>>> for second in shutouts.
>>>
>>> With those numbers, good things will happen. I hope they keep it up. It
>>> would be quite a unique and significant if they could keep it going for
>>> the season. And I think it's absolute hey for any kind of playoff
>>> success. 2 season ago they finished 4th in the league after a very
>>> dismal finish. But I don't think their defense was anywhere near as good
>>> as it is now. Nor were their defensemen anywhere near as solid or
>>> capable of playing composed crunch time hockey.
>>>
>>> Credit to Renney where credit is due. It's not easy to get an entire
>>> team buying into this type of system. But he's got his team buying and
>>> believing. Now they only have to keep it up for 56+ games. *YIKES*
>>
>> It was fun while it lasted, wasn't it?
>>
>
>
> Told you so. God hates you.

From now on I'm only going to post very negative comments. Which will be
hard because it goes against my nature.
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"Bender" wrote in message

> On Dec 3, 10:06 pm, "kovy" wrote:
>> It was fun while it lasted, wasn't it?
>
> You're still right. When they play that system, they're good. When
> they play the system they played last night, they're the worst.

They played a system last night? Was it a system based around passionless
hockey?

They could have used Avery in that one.
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but they can't score



"kovy" wrote in message

> "GS" wrote in message
>
>> "kovy" wrote in message
>>
>>> Can't argue with stats. Through 26 games the Rangers have a league low
>>> 1.88 GAA. San Jose is 2nd with 2.08. A league low 51 goals surrendered.
>>> They are tied for 4th in the league in PK as they have dropped off a bit
>>> lately. Lundqvist is second in the league in GAA behind Osgood with
>>> 1.83. 3rd in the league in save % at 93%. And 1st in wins with 14. Tied
>>> for second in shutouts.
>>>
>>> With those numbers, good things will happen. I hope they keep it up. It
>>> would be quite a unique and significant if they could keep it going for
>>> the season. And I think it's absolute hey for any kind of playoff
>>> success. 2 season ago they finished 4th in the league after a very
>>> dismal finish. But I don't think their defense was anywhere near as good
>>> as it is now. Nor were their defensemen anywhere near as solid or
>>> capable of playing composed crunch time hockey.
>>>
>>> Credit to Renney where credit is due. It's not easy to get an entire
>>> team buying into this type of system. But he's got his team buying and
>>> believing. Now they only have to keep it up for 56+ games. *YIKES*
>>>
>>
>> This is it, the post that killed the Rangers. Now that you are onboard,
>> they'll drop 15 of their next 20. Just sayin'.
>
> I'm still on fence. I can go either way. It only takes 1 or 2 bad periods
> really.
>
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but they can't scopre worth a damn


"kovy" wrote in message

> Can't argue with stats. Through 26 games the Rangers have a league low
> 1.88 GAA. San Jose is 2nd with 2.08. A league low 51 goals surrendered.
> They are tied for 4th in the league in PK as they have dropped off a bit
> lately. Lundqvist is second in the league in GAA behind Osgood with 1.83.
> 3rd in the league in save % at 93%. And 1st in wins with 14. Tied for
> second in shutouts.
>
> With those numbers, good things will happen. I hope they keep it up. It
> would be quite a unique and significant if they could keep it going for
> the season. And I think it's absolute hey for any kind of playoff success.
> 2 season ago they finished 4th in the league after a very dismal finish.
> But I don't think their defense was anywhere near as good as it is now.
> Nor were their defensemen anywhere near as solid or capable of playing
> composed crunch time hockey.
>
> Credit to Renney where credit is due. It's not easy to get an entire team
> buying into this type of system. But he's got his team buying and
> believing. Now they only have to keep it up for 56+ games. *YIKES*
>
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On Tue, 4 Dec 2007 13:32:02 -0800, Keith Keller
wrote:

>(Oh,
>wait, I really don't do that, that's
>IommiMakesUpRandomHockeyStatsWithoutVerificationThatAreNotEvenRemotelyTrueThenBeratesYouForPostingAccurateStatsWithoutVerificationEvenThoughYouPostedYourVerification.
>Wow, poor guy. He almost doesn't deserve such shabby treatment.)


Don't worry, I'm sure one his imaginary friends, who give him the
air-high-fives he occasionally talks about here, will console him...

"Why don't they acknowledge my obvious greatness?"

"Don't worry buddy...they will. Of course, I'm just a voice in your
head"

peace,

Rog
http://republicanforaday.com/
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On 2007-12-08, GS wrote:
> I told you. You, personally, jinxed the entire franchise with this single
> transgression to the IommiRoseColored side of the ledger. My prediction of
> your post causing them to lose 15 of 20 is starting to look as good as my
> 6-2 prediction.

It's really starting to sound like it's *your* fault. Couldn't you have
predicted a 10 game win streak instead?

--keith


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"Keith Keller" wrote in message

> On 2007-12-08, GS wrote:
>> I told you. You, personally, jinxed the entire franchise with this
>> single
>> transgression to the IommiRoseColored side of the ledger. My prediction
>> of
>> your post causing them to lose 15 of 20 is starting to look as good as my
>> 6-2 prediction.
>
> It's really starting to sound like it's *your* fault. Couldn't you have
> predicted a 10 game win streak instead?
>
> --keith
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Hmmm.... I think you just blew my mind. Like putting instant coffee in a
microwave.
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